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A new vision for Block E in downtown Minneapolis

Block E
An artist's rendering of a remodeled Block E at 7th St. and Hennepin Avenue.
Photo courtesy RSP Architects

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We could call it Block E's Plan B, if there hadn't been so many other plans before it. The latest vision for the long-troubled block of downtown Minneapolis includes a professional basketball practice facility, as well as new office and restaurant space.

Bill Lindeke edits the transportation blog Streets.MN and has been studying Block E as part of a documentary he's producing for KFAI. The Daily Circuit talks with Lindeke about why past ideas haven't worked, and whether this one might.